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  • Fiery Command WorkStation

  • © 2019 Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The information in this publication is covered under Legal Notices for thisproduct.

    17 October 2019

  • Contents

    Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Fiery Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    The Command WorkStation workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    Fiery Smart Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

    Job Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

    Device Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

    Adding and connecting a Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Access levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

    Connecting to a Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

    Add and connect to a Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

    Search for an available Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

    Log off the Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

    View another Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

    The Servers list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

    Customizing Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Set Command WorkStation preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

    Manage Job Center columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    Change the column display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    Adjust the width of a column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    Expand or collapse panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

    Customize the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

    Job Center toolbar icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

    Configuring Fiery server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Access Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

    Access Configure from Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

    Access Configure from WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

    Locate Help and other information about Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

    Exit Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

    View, save, or print server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

    View server configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

    Save the server configuration as a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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  • Print the server configuration page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

    Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

    Create new users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

    Add users to existing groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

    Remove users from groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

    Change user attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    Change group privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    Delete users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

    About backing up and restoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

    Back up or restore Fiery server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

    Viewing jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Viewing jobs in the Job Preview pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

    Fiery Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Using Fiery Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

    Using Version Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

    Versioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

    Creating versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

    Die line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

    Manually define a die line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

    Automatic die detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

    Using XMP data for a die line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

    Die line printing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

    Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Import jobs for printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

    Importing jobs into the print queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

    Import jobs from external archives and Fiery server hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

    Setting print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

    View job properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

    Job actions in the Job Properties window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

    Print option categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

    Set defaults for all job properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

    Preset print settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

    Server Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

    Job Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

    Open Job Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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  • Editing jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

    Step and repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

    Select a substrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

    Print from Job Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

    Remove raster data from a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

    Determining the last printed page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

    Managing jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Search for jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

    Simple job search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

    Advanced job search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

    Viewing job thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

    Filter a job list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

    Using the Completed view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

    Export Current View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

    Move jobs to another queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

    Send jobs to another Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

    Archive jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

    First-time setup with Archive Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

    Archive jobs with Archive manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

    Understand archived jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

    Folders inaccessible during migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

    Manage archive locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

    Share archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

    Search archived jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

    Use archived jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

    Disable Archive Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

    Archive jobs without Archive Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

    Clear Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

    Drag and drop file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

    Estimate ink usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

    Set cost and job columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

    Estimate costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

    Fiery JDF Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73About Fiery JDF and JMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

    Fiery JDF Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

    Enabling JDF-submitting applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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  • Fiery JDF workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

    Submit the JDF job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

    Display JDF column headings in Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

    Fiery JDF jobs and virtual printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

    Specify JDF settings for a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

    Job Info tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

    Run List tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

    Close Job tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

    Add JDF job media to the Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

    Resolve media conflicts in JDF jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

    Managing color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Color print options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

    View or edit default color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

    Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

    View profile properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

    Compare profile gamuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

    Import or export profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

    Create or delete profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

    Edit profile settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

    Edit profile content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

    Print a test page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

    Spot colors in Spot Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

    Start Spot Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

    The Spot Pro workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

    Spot Pro group types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

    Spot Pro color types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

    Customizing Spot Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

    Spot Pro Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

    Manage Spot Pro columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

    Spot Pro toolbar icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

    Search for a spot color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

    Search for spot colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

    Edit a spot color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

    Spot color variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

    Delete a spot color or color group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

    Optimize spot colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

    Gamut warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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  • Color swatch pages and swatch books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

    Print a color swatch page or swatch book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

    Print a swatch book of one or more spot colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

    Print a swatch book of all spot colors in a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

    Substitute colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

    Create and edit substitute colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

    Metrix Quick Impose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113Using Metrix Quick Impose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

    Standalone Metrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

    Open standalone Metrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

    Open Metrix Quick Impose from Fiery Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

    The Metrix Quick Impose window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

    Properties in Metrix Quick Impose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

    Create QuickSets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

    Export Profiles in Metrix Quick Impose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

    Export a job from Metrix Quick Impose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

    Multi-up layout for existing die in Metrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

    The Select Die Cutting Tool window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

    Add a new die cutting tool item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

    Create a die cutting tool variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

    Import a die cutting tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

    Export a die cutting tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

    Search for a die cutting tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

    Die Cutting Tool properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

    Managing server resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126Fiery system software updates and patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

    Update Fiery server system software through Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

    Examine server performance and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

    Keep the server running at its best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

    Virtual printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

    Set Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

    Create, edit, or duplicate virtual printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

    Manage virtual printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

    VDP resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

    Back up VDP resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

    Restore VDP resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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  • View and delete global resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

    Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

    Manage fonts on the Fiery server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

    Back up and restore fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

    Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

    View groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

    Use the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

    View the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

    Customize Job Log columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

    View Job Log entry details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

    Print the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

    Export the contents of the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

    Export and/or clear the contents of the Job Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

    Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136Access Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

    Substrate Catalog window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

    Change the column display in Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

    Choose Substrate Catalog settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

    Attributes for new entries in Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

    Create a Substrate Catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

    Define size attributes for Substrate Catalog entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

    Specify color profile settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

    Modify a Substrate Catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

    Edit a Substrate Catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

    Delete a Substrate Catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

    Choose media from Substrate Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

    Assign a temporary custom substrate size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

    Assign a temporary custom substrate size to a Substrate Catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

    Manage the Substrate Catalog database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

    Export the Substrate Catalog database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

    Replace the Substrate Catalog database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

    Merge Substrate Catalog databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

    Reset the Substrate Catalog to factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

    Substrate entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145Common media attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

    Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

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  • Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

    Coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

    Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

    Media unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

    Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

    Type details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

    Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

    Size Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153Accessing Size Catalog from Fiery Command WorkStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

    Manage the Size Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

    Create or edit a size catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

    Delete a size catalog entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

    Unpublish or publish size catalog entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

    Import size catalog entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

    Export Size Catalog entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

    Reset the Size Catalog to factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

    Graphic arts tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Fiery graphic arts features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

    Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

    Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

    Print a control bar by default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

    View and edit a control bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

    Create a custom or duplicate control bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

    Export, import, or delete a custom control bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

    Restore the factory default control bar settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

    Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

    Set default auto trapping for all jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

    Specify the trap width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

    Specify trap color reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

    Specify trap shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

    Specify trap object types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

    Progressives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

    Paper simulation white point editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

    Edit Paper Simulation white point values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

    Preflight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

    Configure and run Preflight check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

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  • Fiery ImageViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

    ImageViewer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

    Start ImageViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

    Fiery ImageViewer toolbar for quick access to common actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

    Adjust the image preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

    Resize the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

    View color values in the image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

    Object Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

    Color Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

    Local Color Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

    Front and Back Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

    Image Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

    Animate ink limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

    Display and print color separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

    ImageViewer Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

    Edit response using curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

    Edit colors using the color wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

    Apply color edits to one or all pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

    Apply color edits through a local file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

    Apply color edits through a server preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

    Apply color curve from Curve2/Curve3/Curve4 file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

    Print the job with edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

    Export soft proof to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

    Compare the monitor profile to the output profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

    Set Fiery ImageViewer preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

    Changes from Fiery ImageViewer 3.0 to Fiery ImageViewer 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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  • Overview

    Fiery Command WorkStation

    Command WorkStation is the print job management interface for Fiery servers.With Command WorkStation, you can connect to multiple Fiery servers and then manage jobs from a singlelocation. The intuitive interface makes complex tasks simple for Operators and Administrators, regardless of thenumber or types of jobs you process.Job Center and Device Center are integrated features of Command WorkStation that include tools to search for jobs,preview jobs, assign workflows, and manage printing.You can use Command WorkStation tools to do the following tasks:

    • Import and preview jobs

    • View information about Fiery servers

    • Specify print options

    • View and modify custom workflows

    • Manage prepress job workflows

    • Use Fiery applications such as imposition software and makeready applications for job preparation and assembly

    A number of optional features are available on Fiery servers and all are documented in this Help system. However,optional features only display in Command WorkStation if they are supported by the connected Fiery server; forexample, HyperRIP mode.You can see the Fiery system version installed on the Fiery server in Device Center > General Info. (See TheCommand WorkStation workspace on page 11).For more information about Command WorkStation features, see Utilities, which is part of the user documentationset.

    The Command WorkStation workspace

    The main window provides a summary of activity that is occurring either on all of the connected Fiery servers or ona selected server, and provides access to features.To get started with adding a Fiery server to Command WorkStation, see Adding and connecting a Fiery server onpage 16.

    Note: The content displayed varies for each Fiery server. The list below provides a general description. For specificinformation, see the Command WorkStation help for your Fiery server accessed from the Job Center Help menu.

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  • The Command WorkStation main window includes the following areas:

    • Main menus: provides access to commands.

    • Sidebar: displays button navigation for the following screens (from the top, below the Fiery logo): Home, JobCenter, Apps and Resources, and Fiery Smart Search.

    • Home: You can view a high-level status overview of your connected Fiery servers and a snapshot of printproduction statistics over the last week.

    • Job Center: You can view and manage jobs sent to the connected Fiery server.

    • Servers: displays a list of job queues or job status. Some Fiery servers display available media andconsumables. The display for each Fiery server can be collapsed to view additional servers.

    • Job Status: displays the status of jobs that are currently processing and printing. To manage these jobs, clickthe Processing or Printing queue in the server list.

    • Job Preview: displays the job content (thumbnail) of a processed job. On a Fiery server that is FS300 Pro orlater, thumbnails are displayed for spooled jobs as well as processed jobs.

    • Job Summary: provides job information for the selected job, including the job name or title, number ofpages or sheets, and number of copies. Other information, such as the time of spooling or processing, mediaused, preflight or job verification, is displayed according to the selected Fiery server. You can edit some ofthe job property fields by clicking the pencil icon.

    • Job List: displays the list of jobs and a toolbar of available job actions. Right-click a job to get a complete listof job actions.

    • Apps and Resources: provides access to all installed Fiery applications with a single click, and displays otherapplications and resources for the Fiery server. You can also access free software trials and downloads, assupported for the selected Fiery server.

    Note: An internet connection is required to view the list of available Apps and Resources.

    Fiery Smart Search

    Fiery Smart Search can search for information and training resources to learn more about Command WorkStationand Fiery features.1 In Job Center, click the Fiery Smart Search icon (magnifying glass) in the bottom-left of Fiery sidebar.

    Fiery Smart Search is always available in the bottom-left sidebar as long as another window is not open on top ofJob Center.

    2 In the Search for Fiery information area, type the search term and press Enter.The list is scrollable by using the mouse or scroll bar.The search window displays 10 results at a time.

    3 Click a search result.The information opens in your default web browser.

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  • Job Center

    The Command WorkStation Job Center is a centralized location where you can view and manage jobs sent to theconnected Fiery server. Job Center includes the Printing, Processing, and Ready to Print queues and the Held,Printed, and Archived, and Completed views.In Job Center, you can do the following:

    • Search for jobs, view job properties, and preview jobs across all Fiery servers. A toolbar provides access todifferent functions.

    • Assign workflows and manage jobs

    • Use custom views of the job list for efficient job management

    • View jobs in the Completed view, which lists all printed jobs in the Fiery server, regardless of the location of thejob

    • View the status of all Fiery servers

    • View information on the press

    • Preview jobs

    • View thumbnail icons of jobs

    • Edit properties in the Job Summary pane

    • Drag and drop jobs from the desktop to Command WorkStation

    • Access the Help for your Fiery server

    Status of processing and printing jobs

    At the top of Job Center, the Processing pane and Printing pane (blue rectangles) show the progress of jobs that areprocessing and printing, respectively.You can drag and drop jobs to the Processing pane.If your Fiery server supports HyperRIP mode, additional status is available. When a job is being processed in pageparallel mode (single job mode), the progress bar in the Processing pane of Job Center is divided into sections,representing the progress of each processor currently in use. For job parallel mode (multiple jobs mode), theProcessing queue under the job status column additionally displays inline progress bars for each currently processingjob.

    Commands for managing jobs in a queue

    You can access commands for a job that is displayed in the Held, Printed, or Archived queues in Job Center. Right-click on a job in a queue to display the list of commands or select one from the Actions menu.Optional features are displayed only if they are supported by the connected Fiery server.

    Apply Workflow Displays a list of server presets and virtual printers which can be applied tothe selected job.

    Archive Archives a selected job.

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  • Delete Deletes a selected job.

    Duplicate Creates a copy of the selected job.

    ImageViewer Opens ImageViewer (if supported) displaying the first page of a single job(displays the first selected job if multiple jobs are selected). For moreinformation, see Fiery ImageViewer on page 165.

    Metrix Quick Impose Opens Metrix Quick Impose, which is imposition software thatautomatically and dynamically determines how many press sheets you needand the optimum layout for each press sheet. For more information, see Metrix Quick Impose on page 113.

    Preflight Opens the Preflight Settings dialog box with a single selected job displayed(displays the first selected job if multiple jobs are selected) and checks mostthe common areas of output error to ensure that files print successfully. Formore information, see Preflight on page 163.

    Preview Opens the Preview dialog box, where you can view images of pages in thejob.

    Process and Hold Sends a selected job from the Held, Printed, or Archived lists to theProcessing queue.

    Properties Opens the Job Properties window, which displays information such as printsettings about a selected job. If multiple jobs are selected, properties that arenot shared by the selected jobs are blank.

    Remove Raster Removes the raster of a selected job from the Held or Archived lists.

    Rename Renames a selected job.

    Send To Moves a job to the queue of another Fiery server. The destination Fieryserver must be connected to Command WorkStation, otherwise it is notdisplayed in the Send To list.

    Send to Printing Queue Sends a selected job to the press for printing.

    Note: Send to Printing Queue may not be supported for all Fiery servers.

    Send to Ready to Print Allows you to send the job to the press for printing.

    Note: Send to Ready to Print may not be supported for all Fiery servers.

    Apply Metrix Quick Set Opens Metrix Quick Impose where you can create QuickSets or choosefrom existing QuickSets. For more information, see Metrix Quick Imposeon page 113.

    Device Center

    The Command WorkStation shows system information in a single workspace. You can use the Device Center toconfigure the connected Fiery server and access various print management tools.To access Device Center, click the More icon (three dots) and select Device Center, or double-click the Fiery servername in the Servers list.

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  • In Device Center, you can do the following tasks:

    • View information about the connected Fiery server.

    • Set job property defaults, including color defaults.

    • View and modify Substrate Catalog, variable data printing (VDP), color profiles, spot color tables, and fontsettings.

    • View and create available virtual printers and server presets.

    • View a detailed log of all processed and printed jobs.

    Device Center includes the following settings:

    • General - View information about the connected Fiery server, including the IP address, capacity (amount of harddisk drive space available), and a list of installed options and packages. The General section includes thefollowing features: General Info, Server Configuration, and Tools.

    • Color Setup - The Color Setup section includes Color Management and may include Control Bar, Trapping, andHalftone Simulation, if these features are supported by the connected Fiery server.

    • Resources - View and modify Substrate Catalog, variable data printing (VDP), color profiles, spot color tables,and font settings. The Resources section includes the following: Size Catalog, VDP Resources, Profiles, and Fonts,and may include the Substrate Catalog, Spot Pro and Specialty Colors, if these features are supported by theconnected Fiery server.

    • Workflows - View a list of available virtual printers and server presets. The Workflows section includes thefollowing: Job Presets, Virtual Printers, and Image Enhance.

    • Logs - View a detailed log of all processed and printed jobs. The Logs tab includes the Job Log tab.

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    Access levels

    You can log on as Administrator, Operator, or any user to whom the Administrator has given access. Administratorscan set passwords for each type of user.

    • Administrator - Has full access to all Command WorkStation and Fiery server control panel functions. AnAdministrator password is required.

    • Operator - Has access to all Job Center functions. In Device Center, an Operator does not have access toConfigure, Backup and Restore, changing passwords, and deleting the Job Log. An Operator can view SubstrateCatalog, virtual printers, and color management functions, but cannot edit them. An Operator password isrequired.

    • User name - The Administrator creates users and assigns them to groups, and assigns privileges (such as guestprivileges or creating server presets) to the groups.

    For more information about setting access levels, see Configure Help and Configuration and Setup, which is part ofthe user documentation set.

    Connecting to a Fiery server

    To use Command WorkStation, you must connect to a Fiery server.The Servers list of Command WorkStation manages access to any available Fiery server. You can choose to add (andconnect to), remove, and disconnect from, a Fiery server.You can search for a Fiery server by entering the server name or IP address in the dialog box. After the serverconnection is made and authenticated, the IP address switches to the Fiery server name in the Servers list. CommandWorkStation can be connected to more than one Fiery server at a time.If the connection to the Fiery server is disconnected, Command WorkStation attempts to reconnect automatically.For more information about Autoreconnect, see Set Command WorkStation preferences on page 20.If any of the Command WorkStation plugin windows are currently open at the time of losing the connection to theFiery server, the plugin window will display a message to the user, and provide an option to save the job as a flattenedPDF.

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  • Add and connect to a Fiery server

    You can add, connect to, and reconnect to a Fiery server.Before you add a Fiery server, you need its server name or IP address.If you do not have the server name or the IP address, you can use search to find any available Fiery server on thenetwork. See Search for an available Fiery server on page 17.

    1 Click the plus sign in the Servers list or in the Home screen. Type the IP address or server name for the Fieryserver and then click Add.

    2 Select the user from the User list, and type the appropriate password.In addition to the default user names of Administrator and Operator, users can log in with their own user names ifthe network administrator has assigned them as a member of one of the groups.

    3 Click Login.

    4 If you previously connected to a Fiery server in the Servers list, select the Fiery server and click Connect.

    Search for an available Fiery server

    If you do not know the server name or IP address of a Fiery server, you can search your local area network for a Fieryserver. You can either search within the subnet that contains the local computer, or search within a specific subnetor IP address range.1 Click the plus sign in the Servers list.

    2 If the Add Fiery Server dialog box does not display the results of an automatic search of the local subnet, or if youdo not have a server name or IP address, click Advanced Search.

    3 Do one of the following:

    • To search for Fiery servers within a specific IP address range, select IP Range from the Search drop-downmenu.

    • Enter the start of the IP address range in From. To include the beginning of an octet, enter 0. For example,10.100.10.0.

    • Enter the end of the IP address range in To. To include through the end of an octet, enter 255. For example,10.100.10.255.

    • To search for Fiery servers within a specific subnet range, select Subnet from the Search drop-down menu.

    • Enter the Subnet Address to indicate the subnet range to include. Enter 0 in the octets where any number isacceptable. For example, 10.100.10.0 will find 10.100.10.1 through 10.100.10.255.

    • Enter the Subnet Mask to indicate any subnet ranges to exclude. Enter 0 in the octets where nothing isexcluded. For example, 255.255.255.0 will exclude everything but the indicated subnet address in the firstthree octets, and will allow anything in the fourth octet (such as 10.100.10.30).

    4 Click Go.Any available Fiery server that matches the search criteria is shown. You can filter the search result list by typinga keyword into the Filter by keyword field.

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  • 5 Select the Fiery server from the results list and click OK and then Add to add it to the Servers list.

    Log off the Fiery server

    Logging off the Fiery server terminates the connection between the Fiery server and Command WorkStation.1 Select a Fiery server from the Servers list.

    2 Click the More icon beside the name of the Fiery server and select one of the following:

    • If you are logged in as administrator, click Logout "Administrator".

    • If you are logged in as operator, click Logout "Operator".

    View another Fiery server

    You can switch the view from one connected Fiery server to another in Command WorkStation.• Click any Fiery server in the Servers list to switch views from one connected Fiery server to another.

    The Servers list

    The Servers list shows information about Fiery servers that are currently connected, or were connected, even if theyare currently disconnected.The Servers list is a "drop zone", which means that you can drag and drop files to the queues in the Servers list. TheServers list is designed so that information about connected printers is displayed immediately below the name of theFiery server. You can expand an individual Fiery server by clicking the plus sign to the left of the Fiery server name. Ifyou exit Command WorkStation, the Servers list is retained.

    Consumables

    Consumables are limited resources such as substrate or ink that are used (or "consumed") by the press to print jobs.Information about consumables is available in:

    Note: This feaures is available if the connected press supports it.

    • The Servers list, below the names of the queues for the Fiery server.

    • Device Center > General > General Info > Consumables.

    Server information

    To view a detailed list of Fiery server information, choose Device Center > General > General Info.

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  • Errors and alerts

    The Servers list provides information about the status of the Fiery server and error messages about on the press.

    Status messages

    Status messages may be about the Fiery server or press. The messages are as follows:

    Idle Fiery server or press is idle.

    Busy Fiery server is processing a job.

    Printing Fiery server is printing a job.

    Canceling Fiery server is canceling a job.

    Sleep Press is in Sleep mode.

    Low Power Press is in Low Power mode.

    Calibration Press is performing calibration.

    Maintenance Required Scheduled press maintenance is required.

    Warming Up Press is warming up after waking from sleep or low power mode.

    Error messages

    Error messages are very important messages about issues that impact both the Fiery server and the press and preventjobs from printing (for example, a paper jam). If multiple errors occur simultaneously, the most critical error appearsfirst. After the first error is resolved, the next error appears.The following are examples of error messages that may appear:

    • Check press power and cable connections

    • Press serial communications lost

    • Printing suspended

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  • Customizing Command WorkStation

    Set Command WorkStation preferences

    You can set preferences globally for Command WorkStation—for example, to reset the application settings to theiroriginal defaults.1 To open the Preferences window:

    • On a Windows computer, click Edit > Preferences.

    • On a Mac OS computer, click Command WorkStation > Preferences.

    2 Under General, specify any of these general setting preferences:

    • Auto reconnect - Select Enable Auto reconnect to automatically reconnect to disconnected servers with savedpasswords.

    • Updates - Click Check now to open the Fiery Software Manager to check for a more recent version ofCommand WorkStation software and the Fiery workflow applications online.

    • Reset settings - Click Reset to restore application settings to their original defaults.

    Note: Fiery servers that have been added will be retained in the Servers list, along with their passwords.

    • Clear data - Click Clear data to clear saved passwords, for all users and all servers that Command WorkStationhas saved passwords.

    • Archive Manager - Select whether to enable or disable Archive Manager.

    • Fiery Health Monitor - Select Display status in Job Center to show the server health status in Job Center.

    • Improvement program - To help EFI improve the quality, reliability, and performance of the software bysending anonymous usage data but not your name, address, or any other personally identifiable information,click the relevant check box.

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  • 3 Under Region, specify any of these regional setting preferences:

    • Language - Select the language you want to display Command WorkStation. By default, CommandWorkStation uses the local operating system language, if the language is supported. If the language is notsupported, Command WorkStation defaults to English.

    Note: Changing the language of Command WorkStation will also apply to Fiery Hot Folders, and vice versa, ifinstalled on the same client.

    • Measurement units - Specify the units of measurement used to display attributes, such as page sizes andcustom sizes. This setting does not affect predefined page-size values.

    Note: If Metrix Quick Impose is installed, the Measurement units setting also applies to the values enteredmanually in the imposition window.

    4 Under Export, you can share settings with another Command WorkStation client.

    • Import - Click Import to import Command WorkStation settings from another computer.

    • Export - Click Export to export Command WorkStation settings to a zip file, which can be used to set up otherCommand WorkStation clients.

    5 Click OK to save and close the Preferences window.

    Manage Job Center columns

    You can customize column headings for the queues. Change the order of these columns or add/delete them topresent information relevant to your particular print environment.

    Change the column display

    You can specify sets of Job Center columns, add columns, or remove them.1 Right-click any column below the window title bar.

    2 Select either Standard Set, VDP Set, or JDF Set.

    3 Select an item from the menu to add to or remove from the columns.

    Adjust the width of a column

    You can change the width of a Job Center column.• Drag a column border to the left or right.

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  • Expand or collapse panes

    You can expand or collapse the Job Preview, Job Summary, as well as the individual servers in the Servers panes.• Do one of the following:

    • Click the arrow icon in the title bar of the pane to expand or collapse the window.

    • Click the plus sign or minus sign next to a server in the Servers list.

    Customize the toolbar

    You can customize the toolbar in Job Center. You can also restore the default toolbar icons.Some toolbar icons are available only if the Fiery server supports them.

    1 Right-click anywhere in the toolbar, and select Customize from the submenu that appears.Standard Set is the default set of toolbar icons.

    2 In the Customize Toolbar window, add or remove toolbar icons by selecting a tool and clicking either Add orRemove to move a tool between the Available Tools list and the Selected Tools list.You can add the following toolbar icons to the standard set:

    • Process and Hold - Processes the selected job and keeps it in the Held list.

    • Archive - Archives the selected job.

    • Metrix Quick Impose - Opens the Metric Quick Impose window for the selected job

    For a list of the standard set icons, see Job Center toolbar icons on page 22.

    3 Specify the order in which the toolbar icons should be shown by selecting a tool and clicking Up or Down.

    4 Click Standard Set to return to the default toolbar icons.

    Job Center toolbar icons

    The Job Center toolbar displays a standard set of icons.

    Import Opens the Import Files window.

    Send to Press Sends the selected job to the press for printing.

    Note: Send to Press may not be supported for all Fiery servers.

    Send to Printing Queue Sends a selected job to the press for printing.

    Note: Send to Printing Queue may not be supported for all Fiery servers.

    Send to Ready to Print Sends the selected job to the press for printing.

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  • Note: Send to Ready to Print may not be supported for all Fiery servers.

    Properties Opens the Job Properties window for the selected job.

    Preview Opens the Fiery Preview window with the selected job displayed.

    Delete Deletes the selected job.

    Spot Pro Opens the Spot Pro window.

    Logs Opens the Job Log window.

    Substrate Catalog Opens the Substrate Catalog window.

    Note: Some tools are available only if the Fiery server supports them.

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  • Configuring Fiery server settings

    Access Configure

    After you start the Fiery server for the first time, or install system software, you must set up the Fiery server. If youdo not, default settings are used. Make sure that settings are appropriate for your printing environment. If yournetwork or printing environment changes, you may need to adjust your settings.You can set up the Fiery server from a client computer using Configure, which you can access from the followinglocations:

    • Command WorkStation

    • WebTools (with a supported Internet browser)

    Access Configure from Command WorkStation

    1 From Command WorkStation, connect to the desired Fiery server and log in as Administrator.

    2 Do one of the following to start Configure:

    • In Device Center, select General Info, then click Configure in the lower right corner.

    • In the Server menu, click Configure.

    3 From Configure, change current Fiery server setup options.

    Access Configure from WebTools

    Use Configure to set up the Fiery server. Setup is required the first time the Fiery server is turned on or after systemsoftware is installed. You also use Configure to specify information about the network environment and printingpreferences for jobs that users send to the Fiery server.1 Open an Internet browser and type the IP address of the Fiery server.

    2 In WebTools, click the Configure tab.

    Note: As a security measure, WebTools is designed to work only over Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure(HTTPS). By default, WebTools uses a self-signed certificate created by the Fiery. This causes the web browser todisplay a certificate error while accessing WebTools. It is safe to ignore this message and proceed to accessWebTools.

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  • 3 Log on with Administrator privileges.

    Locate Help and other information about Configure

    In Configure, click the Help icon on the right side of the screen.For information about setup options in Configure that are not discussed in this Help or Configure Help, seeConfiguration and Setup, which is part of the user documentation set.

    Note: Some Configure options may not be supported by your Fiery server.

    Exit Configure

    Some changes won't take effect until you reboot the Fiery server. If a setting change requires a restart, reboot, orother action, the banner at the top of the page will display a message.1 Make the appropriate changes.

    If you are making multiple setting changes that require a reboot, you can wait to reboot until you have finishedmaking all your setting changes.

    2 Reboot the Fiery server so that the changes take effect.

    View, save, or print server settings

    The Server Configuration tab in Command WorkStation lists the current Fiery server settings.

    View server configuration settings

    From the Server Configuration tab, you can view categories of Fiery server settings or change the Setup options.1 From Command WorkStation, connect to the desired Fiery server and click Device Center > General > Server

    Configuration.

    2 Do one of the following:

    • Click the shortcuts on the left side of the page to view settings for a particular category.

    • Click Configure in the bottom-right corner of the window to change current Fiery server Setup options.

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  • Save the server configuration as a file

    You can save the server configuration as a file for each Fiery server you are connected to. This is especially useful ifyou are managing multiple Fiery servers and want to keep track of any changes made in Fiery server Setup.1 From Command WorkStation, connect to the desired Fiery server.

    2 Click Device Center > General > Server Configuration.

    3 Click Save As.

    4 Specify the file name and location.

    5 Select PDF or Text for the file type.

    6 Click Save.

    Print the server configuration page

    After you have performed Setup, print the server configuration to confirm your settings, and post it near the Fieryserver for quick reference. Users need the information on this page, such as the current default settings.1 Save the configuration file.

    2 Print the saved file to an office printer.

    Users and Groups

    You can define privileges for the users who access the Fiery server by assigning them to groups. Several groups areprovided by default. All users in a group have the same privileges.You can view detailed information about users and groups from Configure > User Accounts.In addition to assigning to a group the users that you have created, you can add users from your organization's globaladdress list. To do so, you must first enable LDAP services on the Fiery server.

    Create new users

    If users are not in the global address list or contact list, you can create them manually. Any name that appears in thecontact list can become a user that you assign to a group.The Administrators and Operators groups have a default user named "Administrator" or "Operator," respectively.

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

    2 Click the Fiery Contact List button.

    3 In the Fiery Contact List dialog box, click the Add User button.

    4 In the Create User dialog box, specify the required information. Click Create.

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  • 5 Click Close.

    Add users to existing groups

    You can add existing users to an existing group, or you can create users and add them to the existing group. You canadd users to as many groups as you want.Creating a user account does not assign any privileges to that user until you add the user to a group.

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

    2 Select the group to which you want to add users.

    3 Click Assign Users.

    4 Assign the user to groups as required, using any of the following approaches:

    • To create a new user and assign them to a group, select Create New User & Assign from the drop-down list,type the appropriate information in the Create User dialog box, then click Save.

    • To assign an existing user account to a group, select Add from Contact List. In the Assign Users dialog, enterthe account name under Users of Fiery Contact List, and press return, or select the account if listed and clickAdd Users.

    • To assign a user from the Global Address List, select Add from Global Address List. If LDAP is configured andenabled, this list contains names from your organization's corporate database. If the Configure LDAP Settingsbutton displays, click the button to configure the LDAP settings to work with Command WorkStation.

    5 Click Close when you have finished adding user accounts to groups.

    Remove users from groups

    You can remove a user from a group. Any jobs that the user has already sent to the Fiery server are still processed,and the Job Log retains the name of the user with relevant job information.After you remove a user from a group, the user still remains in the Fiery Contact List.

    Note: You cannot remove the default users named "Administrator" or "Operator."

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

    2 Select the group in which the user exists.

    3 Move the cursor over the name of the user you want to remove from the group.Notice that the Edit and Delete icons are displayed.

    4 Click the Delete icon.The user is deleted from the group, but not from the Fiery Contact List.

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  • Change user attributes

    You can change user attributes, such as the user password and email address. If the user is already logged in, yourchanges affect the user when the user logs out and logs in again.To change the default Administrator and Operator passwords, you can use the following procedure or configure anew password.

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

    2 Click the Fiery Contact List button.

    3 Move the cursor over the name of a user.Notice that the Edit icon is displayed.

    4 Click the Edit icon. In the Edit User dialog box, edit user attributes and click Save.

    Change group privileges

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

    2 Move the cursor over the name of a group.Notice that the Edit icon displays.

    3 Click the Edit icon. In the Edit Group dialog box, select or clear privileges and click Save.

    Note: These privileges may not be supported on all Fiery servers.

    • Calibration - Allows members of this group to calibrate the Fiery server. For the default groups, onlyAdministrator and Operator groups have this privilege.

    • Create Server Presets - Allows members of this group to save a set of print options that users can select fortheir job.

    • Manage Workflows - Allows members of this group to create, edit, and delete Server Presets and virtualprinters.

    • Edit jobs - Allows members to edit jobs in the Held or Printed queues.

    Delete users

    You can delete a user from the Fiery server completely. Any jobs that the user has already sent to the Fiery server arestill processed, and the Job Log retains the name of the user with relevant job information.

    Note: You cannot delete the default users named Administrator or Operator, and you cannot delete theAdministrators or Operators group.

    1 From Configure, select User Accounts.

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  • 2 To delete a user from the Fiery server completely, do the following:a) Click the Fiery Contact List button.

    b) In the Fiery Contact List dialog box, move the cursor over the name of the user you want to delete.Notice that the Edit and Delete icons display.

    Note: The Delete icon only displays if you are allowed to delete the user.

    c) Click the Delete icon.The user is deleted from the Fiery server completely.

    d) Click Close.

    About backing up and restoring

    You can back up and restore several categories of settings.

    We recommend that you save the backup file to a network server, not the Fiery server itself. Otherwise, when youreinstall system software, the backup file is deleted.Important information to consider when you back up and restore:

    • Saved Backup and Restore settings can be used from both Configure and Command WorkStation.

    • In the case of upgrading your Fiery server to a new system software version, you can restore the backup filecreated from the previous version. However, all new settings not available in the previous system software are setto system default.

    • Backup and Restore settings can be restored to another Fiery server of the same model and version, but settingssuch as Server Name, IP address and Network settings are not restored; the existing settings remain untouched.This prevents problems with both Fiery servers co-existing on the same network.

    Back up or restore Fiery server settings

    You can back up or restore Fiery server settings from Command WorkStation. If your Fiery server is FS350 or earlier,you can also back up or restore settings from Configure.

    Note: The Restore Fiery Settings and Restore Default Fiery Settings option are not available for every Fiery server.

    Back up Fiery server settings from Configure (FS350 and earlier)

    From Configure, you can choose which Fiery server settings you want to back up.1 From Configure, choose Fiery Server > Backup.

    2 Follow the on-screen instructions to back up your settings.

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  • Back up Fiery server settings from Command WorkStation (FS350 and earlier)

    From Command WorkStation, you can choose which Fiery server settings you want to back up.1 Connect to the Fiery server and do one of the following:

    • Click Device Center > General > Tools > Backup & Restore.

    • Select Server > Backup and Restore.

    2 Click Backup.

    3 Select the items you want to back up.

    4 In the dialog box that appears, select a location to save the file and specify a name for the backup file.

    5 (Optional) Select Add date to file name.

    6 Click Next, and then click Finish.

    Back up Fiery server settings from Command WorkStation (FS400 and later)

    From Command WorkStation, you can choose which Fiery server settings you want to back up.1 Connect to the Fiery server as Administrator and do one of the following:

    • Click Device Center > General > Tools > Fiery Resources and Settings.

    • Select Server > Backup and Restore.

    2 In the new web browser window that appears, click Fiery Resources and Settings.

    3 Click Backup Now.

    4 Select the items you want to back up and click Continue.

    5 In the dialog box that appears, specify a name for the backup file.

    6 (Optional) Select Add date to file name.

    7 Click Continue.

    8 Download the file you want and specify a location for the file.You must choose an .fbf file and a .DAT file.

    Restore Fiery server settings from Configure (FS350 and earlier)

    If you previously backed up Fiery server settings, you can restore them from Configure.1 From Configure, choose Fiery Server > Restore.

    2 Follow the on-screen instructions to restore your settings.

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  • Restore Fiery server settings from Command WorkStation (FS350 and earlier)

    If you previously backed up Fiery server settings, you can restore them from Command WorkStation.1 Connect to the Fiery server and do one of the following:

    • Click Device Center > General > Tools > Backup & Restore.

    • Select Server > Backup and Restore.

    2 Click Restore.

    3 In the dialog box that appears, browse to the location of the configuration settings you want to restore and clickOpen or select a recent backup.

    4 Click Next and select the items you want to restore.

    5 Click Next, and then click Finish.

    6 After the restore operation is complete, reboot the Fiery server if you are prompted.

    Restore Fiery server settings from Command WorkStation (FS400 and later)

    If you previously backed up Fiery server settings, you can restore them from Command WorkStation.1 Connect to the Fiery server as Administrator and do one of the following:

    • Click Device Center > General > Tools > Fiery Resources and Settings.

    • Select Server > Backup and Restore.

    2 In the new web browser window that appears, click Fiery Resources and Settings.

    3 Click Restore.

    4 In the dialog box that appears, click Choose File and browse to the location of the configuration settings you wantto restore and click Open.You must choose an .fbf file and a .DAT file.

    5 Click Continue.

    6 Select the items you want to restore and click Continue.

    7 After the restore operation is complete, reboot the Fiery server if you are prompted.

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  • Viewing jobs

    You can view the content of jobs in a number of different ways.

    • Spooled, unprocessed jobs: Using Fiery Preview - See Fiery Preview on page 34.

    • Processed jobs:

    • In the Job Preview pane - Th